ruTorrent

ruTorrent is a PHP-based web frontend for the popular command-line BitTorrent client rtorrent.

Package Information

Property	Value
Package Name	rutorrent
Upstream	github.com/Novik/ruTorrent
License	GPL-3.0
Default Port	Uses Web Station

Installation

1. Install Web Station first (required dependency)
2. Install ruTorrent from Package Center
3. The wizard will ask for a download share location
4. Access via Web Station URL

Configuration

Data Locations

• Configuration: /var/services/web_packages/rutorrent/conf/
• rtorrent config: /var/packages/rutorrent/var/rtorrent.rc
• Download directory: Configured during installation
• Session data: /var/packages/rutorrent/var/.session/

Changing Download Directory

1. Stop ruTorrent package
2. Edit /var/packages/rutorrent/var/rtorrent.rc
3. Update directory.default.set path
4. Start package

Plugins

ruTorrent includes many plugins. Enable/disable in the web interface under Settings → Plugins.

Popular plugins: - autodl-irssi - Automated downloading from IRC - ratio - Ratio management - scheduler - Download scheduling - unpack - Automatic extraction

Troubleshooting

rtorrent Not Starting

Check rtorrent logs:

cat /var/packages/rutorrent/var/rtorrent.log

Permission Denied on Downloads

Ensure the sc-rutorrent service account has write access to your download share.

Web Interface Shows Offline

1. Verify rtorrent is running: synopkg status rutorrent
2. Check SCGI socket exists: ls /var/packages/rutorrent/var/scgi.socket

Related Packages

• Transmission - Alternative torrent client
• qBittorrent - Alternative with built-in web UI